Car-coupling.



No. 63l,067. Patented Aug. l5, I899.

A. I. ELLINGSDN.

GAB GDUPLIHG.

{Application filed Kay 26, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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ANDREIV I. ELLINGSON, OF AUSTIN, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J.H. BROVN, OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA;

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 631,0 67, dated August15, 1899.

Application filed May 26, 1899. Serial No. 718,458. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW I. ELLINGSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Austin, in the county of Moore and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCar-Couplers; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull,clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction ofcar-couplings, so as to prevent the derailing of cars by the droppingdown of a draw-bar when pulled loose from a car.

The nature of the invention will fully appear from the description andclaim following, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a side view of a pair of drawheads embodying myinvention as in position when one of them is torn loose from a car. Fig.2 is a perspective View of the improvement made in detachable form. 7

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A common accident incident to railway traftie is the derailing of carsby detached drawheads. This is particularly true of the Janney type ofdraw-head, as there is nothing to prevent the jaws of the detacheddrawhead from slipping down through the jaws of the other draw-head.This invention is designed to prevent accidents of this sort by soconstructing the draw-heads that the detached one is caught and heldabove the track by the other draw-head.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the end of an ordinaryfreight-car provided with suitable uncoupling mechanism B.

O C denote a pair of draw-heads which in the main are similar to theJanney type of draw-heads in general use. From the bottom of eachdraw-head extends downwardly a strong hooked horn D, having aforwardlyprojecting part D extending to near the median line between thetwo draw-heads when coupled, as indicated by the dotted line m an Thespace between this hook D and the drawhead proper is somewhat less thanthe depth of the engaging parts of the draw-head, so that when thedraw-heads are in the position shown the knuckle of the inclined one,which is supposed to represent one torn loose from a car, rests on thehook of the other one, and 5 5 the knuckles are still engaged. Thissupports the whole detached draw-head, so that no part of it can reachthe track, and it is thus prevented from catching on the rails or tiesand throwing off the car or train.

The horn D is best made integral with the body of the draw-head, but maybe made a separate part D as shown in Fig. 2, and fas tened to the underside of draw-heads in gem ral use, as by bolts through the holes D As aprotection against the tearing loose of the uncoupling-lever when thetail-bolt pulls out or the draw-head is otherwise torn loose from a car,the upper end of the locking-pin E may be reduced at E, so that adiagonal 7o pull on the pin will break its head 01f instead of tearingthe uncoupling apparatus from the car. 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination with a draw-head of the J anney type, and uncouplingmeans,substan tially as shown, of a downwardly and forwardly extendinghorn or hook on the under side of the draw-head, adapted to hold thecompanion draw-head in locked position from falling on the track, and alocking-pin hav ing a reduced neck adapted to break off when subjectedto the diagonal strain incident to the detaching of a draw-head from acar, as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW I. ELLINGSON.

\Vitnesses:

JOSEPHINE R. CLARK, FAY W. GREENMAN.

